Animal hopple



atented Dec. i9, 1922.

Lne scnwnrnowsnr, or Gennari?, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANI-MAL HOPPLE.

Application filed December 29, 1921., Serial No. 525,673. Renewed November 17, 1922. Serial No. 525,673.

To clfZ 107.10m t may concern lle it known that l, LEO denwrinowsiii, citizen of the United States. residing at Gain rett, iii the county of Somerset and State of i)eniisylrania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iii Animal Hopples, of which the following vis a specificati-on.

This invention relates yto hopples for animals, which are. used to keep the aniii'ials trom straying, or running away.

The invention has for an'object to provide a cheap and eliicient type ci heppie which can be readily applied to, or removed from, the legs ci' the animal.

For further con'iprehension oit' the iiivcn tion, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to rthe following description and aocoinpanying` drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the .invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a planview .of a hopple constructed according to the invention, showing` the leg engaging parts in closed position.

Fig. 2 is a side lView thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the lower portion ot a horse, showing the hopple applied to the hind legs thereof.

Fig. 4 is a Ji'raO'mentary plan View showing one ot the leg engaging elements in open position. l

Fig. 5 is a detail plan View, with the :tace )late removed, of the socket member forming ifiit of the locking means for the other leg engaging element, sho-wing` also a portion of the shackle arm on which said socket ineinoer is carried.

v Fig. 6 is a plan view .of the co-operating end ot the other shackle arm.

Figs. 'T and S are detail longitudinal sectional view of the parts shown in Figs. 5 and' d, these views being taken along the line 7---3 eXtending through the said figures.

ln constructing` my improved hopple l provide a U-shaped rod 10 which is adapted to be slipped over one leg of the animal and is bent at its ends into eyes 11 and 12, the end containing the eye 11 being extended longitudinally beyond the other end shown. The eye 12 has attached thereto one end of a chain 13 Whose other end is attached by 1a shackle to the adjacent leg of the anima To secure the U-shaped rod 10 to the leo et the animal a sliecklebar 15 consisting a loop member bent to present slightly disecured to yor adjacent the other end ot rod 10. To .this end a locking lever 16 is connected tothe eye 12 and presents a short poition 16 which extends through the larger end of .the shackle-bar 15, and a main portion at right angles to the part 16 and under which the end of the bar 15 is looped, this lever also comprising a flattened loop.

To hold this lever 16 in proper position, the chain 13 (with the shackle which engages the other leg) is inserted through the looped lever 16 and holds .the latter in the position shown in F ig. 1 ot' the drawings. The end link 13 of the chain 13 is of such a length that when the parts are in the extended position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings it projects across thc end `of the lever 116, the eye 12 being elongated slightly so that the link 1,3 can ybe retracted to clear the end of the lever 16 when the parts 13 and 16 are swung to a position at right angles to that shown.

rlhe opposite end of chain 13 has attached thereto a shackle device adapted to engage the other leg of the animal ,whichy comprises a pair of suitably curved shackle arms, 2O and 21,.one of which is lieresliown as having an eye 22 formed `on one end which engages the chain, and is in turn engaged by anV eye 23 on the .end oi. the other.

rlfhe ireeend oi the shackle arm 2O has formed thereon a socket casing 25, one side oi which is in the forni ot' removable plate 26 and which has fixed to opposite sides thereof a pair of flat springs 27 in complementary opposed relationto each .other and bent inwardly toward one another between their ends to present a pair of alined shoulders 28, the springs being carried inwardly toward one another at their tree ends. these ends being adapted for engagement by the bit 29 of a key 30 to force the shoulders 28 apart, a pin 31 in the casing 25 localizing the key, which is inserted in an ordinary key-hole in the plate 26.

The other shackle arm 21 has formed therein a projecting bolt 35 having a triangular head 36 which is inserted through a suitable opening 37 in thecasinA 25 until the head 36 is engaged by the shoul ers 28 of the springs 27.

v In applying my improvedhopple to the .legs of the llllnial the rod 10 is first inserted over one leg. The locking lever le is then passed through. the shackle-bar l5, and the chain 13 (With its shackle members 20, 2l) passed in turn through the locking lever and swung to the position shown in Fig. l or the drawings. The arms 20, 2l are then passed around the other leg` of the animal and the bolt 35 snapped into place inthe member 25.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire te protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as iolloivs:

l. In a hopple i'or animals, a j-shaped rod adapted to engage one leg of an animal, a shackle-bar hinged at'one end to one end of said rod and adapted to extend across the leg of the animal into close adjacence to the other end of said rod, a locking lever hinged tothe opposite end of the rod and adapted to pass through the said bar to hold theAlatter in operative position, and a chain attached to the last mentioned end of the rod and adapted to pass through the said lever, said chain having engaging means i'or the other leg of the animal upon its opposite end.

2. ln a hopple iior animals, a ileshaped rod adapted to engage one leg et an animal, a shackle-bar hinged at one end to one end of said rod and adapted to extend across the leg of the animal into close adjacence to the other end of said rod, a locking lever hinged to the opposite end of said rod and adapted to pass through the said bar to hold the latter in operative` position, and a chain attached to the last end ot' said rod and adapted to pass through the said lever, the end link of said chain beingl oi' sniiicientvlength to eX- tend across the end oi said lever When the parts are in operative position.

8. In a heppie for animals, a- Lig-shaped rod adapted to engage one leg oiE an animal, a shackle-bar hinged at one end to one end of said rod and adapted to extend across the leg ofthe animal into close adjacente to the other end of said rod, a. locking lever hinged tothe opposite end of said rod and adapted to pass through the said bar to hold the latter in operative position, and a chain attached to the last end ot said rod and adapt* ed 'to pass through the said lever, the end link or said chain being of suflicient length to extend across the end of saidlever when the parts are in operative position, the said rod having an elongated eye on its' end to .which said lever and chain rare attached.

ln a hopple lor animals, a il-shaped rod adapted-to engage one leg oi an animal, a shackle-bar hinged at one endto one end et said rod and adapted to extend across the leg of the animal into Close adjaeence to the other end of said rod, a locking leverhinged to the opposite end oi said rod and adapted to pass through the said bar to hold the latter in operative position, and a chain attached to the last end oli said rod and adapted to pass through the said lever, the end link or' said chain being of suilicient length to extend across the end ot said lever `when the parts are in operative position, the said rod having an elongated eye on its end to which said lever and chain are attached, said lever being of angular i'orm with a short transversely extended end'portion en aging said eye. t

5.*n a hopple 'for animals, a li-shaped rod adapted to engage one leg of an animal, a-shackle, bar hinged at one end to one end of said rod and adapted to extend across thel leg of the animal into close adjacence to the other end ot said rod, a locking lever hinged to the opposite end ot said rod and adapted to pass through. the said bar to hold the latter in operative position, and a chain attached to the last end oil said rodv and adapted to pass through the said lever, the end link of said chain being or' suilieient length to extend across the end of said lever when the parts are in operative position, the said rod having an elongated eye on its end to which said lever and chain are attached. said shacklediar and locking lever being in the torna ot flattened loops.

In testiinonv Whereo'i I have affixed my signature. i LEO SHVEIKOVSIU. 

